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The manufactured political hope amplified by the media is playing into Reform ideology one the Uk majority seek to leave in the past.
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The manufactured political hope amplified by the media is playing into Reform ideology one the Uk majority seek to leave in the past.
to the poor continues to summon the Church into fuller truth, justice, and humanity.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
to the poor continues to summon the Church into fuller truth, justice, and humanity.
Respectfully,
Respectfully,
margins in the present.
This letter is offered in a spirit of fidelity to the Church and hope for its ongoing conversion, trusting that the same Spirit who anointed Jesus to proclaim good news
This letter is offered in a spirit of fidelity to the Church and hope for its ongoing conversion, trusting that the same Spirit who anointed Jesus to proclaim good news
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
margins in the present.
This letter is offered in a spirit of fidelity to the Church and hope for its ongoing conversion, trusting that the same Spirit who anointed Jesus to proclaim good news
This letter is offered in a spirit of fidelity to the Church and hope for its ongoing conversion, trusting that the same Spirit who anointed Jesus to proclaim good news
remains intact. Conversely, a deliberate call to repentance addressed to dominant anthropological formations within the Church would signal a willingness not merely to regret the past, but to be transformed by the Spirit speaking from the
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
remains intact. Conversely, a deliberate call to repentance addressed to dominant anthropological formations within the Church would signal a willingness not merely to regret the past, but to be transformed by the Spirit speaking from the
and Spirit-led anthropologies as legitimate and necessary sources for ecclesial self-understanding, formation, and mission.
Without such re-anthropologising work, there remains a risk that apology functions symbolically while the deeper theological grammar of exclusion
Without such re-anthropologising work, there remains a risk that apology functions symbolically while the deeper theological grammar of exclusion
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
and Spirit-led anthropologies as legitimate and necessary sources for ecclesial self-understanding, formation, and mission.
Without such re-anthropologising work, there remains a risk that apology functions symbolically while the deeper theological grammar of exclusion
Without such re-anthropologising work, there remains a risk that apology functions symbolically while the deeper theological grammar of exclusion
If the Church today seeks genuinely to re-humanise those long rendered subaltern by race, empire, and colonial modernity, then theological anthropology must become a primary site of conversion. This would entail not only apologising for past harms, but re-centring indigenous, African, diasporic,
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
If the Church today seeks genuinely to re-humanise those long rendered subaltern by race, empire, and colonial modernity, then theological anthropology must become a primary site of conversion. This would entail not only apologising for past harms, but re-centring indigenous, African, diasporic,
covenant, but at those who believed themselves already prepared for the coming of the Messiah. Repentance, in this sense, was not moralism but reorientation: a demand that religious life be brought into alignment with the disruptive nearness of God’s reign.
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
covenant, but at those who believed themselves already prepared for the coming of the Messiah. Repentance, in this sense, was not moralism but reorientation: a demand that religious life be brought into alignment with the disruptive nearness of God’s reign.
sentiment while leaving untouched the deeper formational structures through which persons are shaped, disciplined, and recognised as fully human.
The figure of John the Baptist is instructive here. His call to repentance was directed not at those outside the
The figure of John the Baptist is instructive here. His call to repentance was directed not at those outside the
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
sentiment while leaving untouched the deeper formational structures through which persons are shaped, disciplined, and recognised as fully human.
The figure of John the Baptist is instructive here. His call to repentance was directed not at those outside the
The figure of John the Baptist is instructive here. His call to repentance was directed not at those outside the
exclusions. Rather, they operate as inherited norms—habitus rather than doctrine—resistant to critique precisely because they present themselves as neutral, timeless, and universally applicable. As a result, ecclesial repentance can be affirmed at the level of
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
exclusions. Rather, they operate as inherited norms—habitus rather than doctrine—resistant to critique precisely because they present themselves as neutral, timeless, and universally applicable. As a result, ecclesial repentance can be affirmed at the level of
discipline, often embody an anthropology that universalises a Western bourgeois subject as normative, thereby marginalising embodied, communal, Spirit-led, and subaltern modes of being human that arise from non-European contexts.
Such anthropologies are rarely explicit in their
Such anthropologies are rarely explicit in their
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
discipline, often embody an anthropology that universalises a Western bourgeois subject as normative, thereby marginalising embodied, communal, Spirit-led, and subaltern modes of being human that arise from non-European contexts.
Such anthropologies are rarely explicit in their
Such anthropologies are rarely explicit in their
It is in this context that ecclesial movements whose spiritual formation remains deeply shaped by Eurocentric assumptions of order, rationality, respectability, and professional normativity warrant careful theological scrutiny. Movements such as Opus Dei, while undeniably committed to holiness and
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It is in this context that ecclesial movements whose spiritual formation remains deeply shaped by Eurocentric assumptions of order, rationality, respectability, and professional normativity warrant careful theological scrutiny. Movements such as Opus Dei, while undeniably committed to holiness and
and the oppressed as the primary horizon of God’s liberative action, Jesus recanters those historically rendered marginal as theological subjects rather than pastoral objects. This reorientation demands more than moral regret; it requires a re-articulation of what it means to be human before Jesus.
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
and the oppressed as the primary horizon of God’s liberative action, Jesus recanters those historically rendered marginal as theological subjects rather than pastoral objects. This reorientation demands more than moral regret; it requires a re-articulation of what it means to be human before Jesus.
imaginaries.
Luke 4:18–19, which Jesus proclaims at the outset of his public ministry, offers not only a programme for mission but a criterion for anthropology. In naming the poor, the captive, the blind,
Luke 4:18–19, which Jesus proclaims at the outset of his public ministry, offers not only a programme for mission but a criterion for anthropology. In naming the poor, the captive, the blind,
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
imaginaries.
Luke 4:18–19, which Jesus proclaims at the outset of his public ministry, offers not only a programme for mission but a criterion for anthropology. In naming the poor, the captive, the blind,
Luke 4:18–19, which Jesus proclaims at the outset of his public ministry, offers not only a programme for mission but a criterion for anthropology. In naming the poor, the captive, the blind,
genuine ecclesial conversion.
The question, therefore, is not simply whether the Church has repented of particular actions, but whether it has sufficiently interrogated the theological anthropology that rendered such actions intelligible, defensible, or even virtuous within earlier ecclesial
The question, therefore, is not simply whether the Church has repented of particular actions, but whether it has sufficiently interrogated the theological anthropology that rendered such actions intelligible, defensible, or even virtuous within earlier ecclesial
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
genuine ecclesial conversion.
The question, therefore, is not simply whether the Church has repented of particular actions, but whether it has sufficiently interrogated the theological anthropology that rendered such actions intelligible, defensible, or even virtuous within earlier ecclesial
The question, therefore, is not simply whether the Church has repented of particular actions, but whether it has sufficiently interrogated the theological anthropology that rendered such actions intelligible, defensible, or even virtuous within earlier ecclesial
missionary excess marked an important moment of moral acknowledgement. Yet among many theologians working from African, Black, diasporic, and postcolonial perspectives, there remains a concern that apology alone—when not accompanied by anthropological re-formation—has limited capacity to effect
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
missionary excess marked an important moment of moral acknowledgement. Yet among many theologians working from African, Black, diasporic, and postcolonial perspectives, there remains a concern that apology alone—when not accompanied by anthropological re-formation—has limited capacity to effect
witness. This letter is offered as a contribution to public theological discernment rather than as a private appeal, in the hope of supporting the Church’s ongoing work of truth-telling and renewal.
The Vatican’s 2023 apology for historical complicity in colonial violence, cultural erasure, and
The Vatican’s 2023 apology for historical complicity in colonial violence, cultural erasure, and
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
witness. This letter is offered as a contribution to public theological discernment rather than as a private appeal, in the hope of supporting the Church’s ongoing work of truth-telling and renewal.
The Vatican’s 2023 apology for historical complicity in colonial violence, cultural erasure, and
The Vatican’s 2023 apology for historical complicity in colonial violence, cultural erasure, and
Trump didn’t invent this.
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
August 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Trump didn’t invent this.
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
The Southern Confederacy has taken over the USA.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
August 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Southern Confederacy has taken over the USA.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
Trump didn’t invent this.
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
August 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Trump didn’t invent this.
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
The Southern Confederacy has taken over the USA.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
August 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The Southern Confederacy has taken over the USA.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
The scapegoat is still the Black skin—especially Black women.
Tariffs are the empire’s whip. The UN is silent. Churches are quiet.
This isn’t new. It’s refined.
Trump didn’t invent this.
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
August 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Trump didn’t invent this.
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow
He amplified what America never repented.
We were warned.
And they laughed.
#BlackJustice #FanonWasRight #DecoloniseNow